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Security Roundup August 2023

BH Consulting

The digestible 14-page report shows how cybercrime services are increasingly intertwined, and stolen data is the favoured currency, often sold to several buyers. And to cover some other big privacy developments, last month the EU Commission adopted a new legal framework for EU-US data sharing.

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HYAS Threat Intel Report April 1 2024

Security Boulevard

It typically operates as a trojan horse, infiltrating systems through deceptive means such as email phishing campaigns or malicious downloads. Sality is known for its ability to evade detection by antivirus software through encryption and obfuscation techniques.

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Do cyber regulations actually make K–12 schools safer? Navigating compliance while securing school and student data

Malwarebytes

State laws Since COPPA, most state education departments and legislatures have developed stricter policies to better protect student privacy online. According to the Data Quality Campaign , 45 states and Washington, DC, enacted new student privacy laws between 2014 and 2020. Secure data storage is also a requirement of FERPA.

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Cybercrime Year in Review: 2013

SiteLock

It was easy to buy hundreds of millions of email addresses, pack them with phishing messages, and attach a nasty malware payload. And if you think that simply relying on antivirus software will get you through safely, there’s some more bad news. If you make just one security choice this year, make it your website.

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Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2021

eSecurity Planet

A startup getting to Unicorn status (valued at a billion or more) on the back of security training is quite a feat. But constant breaches of organizations large and small, and a trail of victims to ransomware and phishing opened a massive opportunity. McAfee has been a major player in security for a long time. Proofpoint.